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Oriental Spoon Gives Up on Tapas, Relaunches As Japanese Pasta House

<div class="image align_left"><img src="http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/food/07/10/30_pastawafu_sml.jpg"/></div>No sooner had we begun to understand Oriental Spoon, the Pan-Asian tapas restaurant hidden away in the rear of <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/ramen-setagaya/">Ramen Setagaya</a> than it had changed again. Welcome, Pasta Wafu! The newest incarnation of the space specializes in &#8220;Japanese-style pasta,&#8221; says manager Charlie Huh. Think of flying fish roe in a cream sauce with penne or linguine with sea urchin and &#8220;homemade oil sauce.&#8221; But if you&#8217;re not into Italianate fusion, there&#8217;s also a full sushi bar. But be daring, says Huh. &#8220;This is top-notch food, and it&#8217;s very affordable! It&#8217;s not just for Japanese people.&#8221; We&#8217;ll settle for just not having to stand in the Setagaya line.
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Stop in for ramen … we mean tapas … or sushi … or is pasta?Photo: Melissa Hom

No sooner had we begun to understand Oriental Spoon, the Pan-Asian tapas restaurant hidden away in the rear of Ramen Setagaya than it had changed again. Welcome, Pasta Wafu! The newest incarnation of the space specializes in “Japanese-style pasta,” says manager Charlie Huh. Think of flying fish roe in a cream sauce with penne or linguine with sea urchin and “homemade oil sauce.” But if you’re not into Italianate fusion, there’s also a full sushi bar. But be daring, says Huh. “This is top-notch food, and it’s very affordable! It’s not just for Japanese people.” We’ll settle for just not having to stand in the Setagaya line.